词条 | Koum Formation |
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| name = Koum Formation | image = | caption = | type = Geological formation | age = {{fossilrange|Barremian|Aptian}} | period = Barremian | prilithology = Sandstone | otherlithology = Claystone, Siltstone, Conglomerate | namedfor = | namedby = | region = Africa | country = {{flag|Cameroon}} | coordinates = | unitof = Koum Basin | subunits = | underlies = | overlies = | thickness = | extent = | area = | map = | map_caption = }} The Koum Formation is a geological formation in the Northern Province of Cameroon, western Africa. Its strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1] Vertebrate paleofauna
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References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 571-573. {{ISBN|0-520-24209-2}}. {{coord missing|Cameroon}}{{Cretaceous-stub}}{{Africa-geologic-formation-stub}}{{Cameroon-geo-stub}} 6 : Geologic formations of Cameroon|Cretaceous System of Africa|Aptian Stage|Barremian Stage|Sandstone formations|Paleontology in Cameroon |
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